A 77-year-old British man who posted his first video on the online home video site YouTube last week has already amassed a huge number of fans. The man, whose name is Peter, posts under the user name geriatric1927 (the year he was born). He talks about how he became addicted to the enormously popular YouTube in his first clip.

An Atlanta software company is suing a former salesman who falsely claimed his 3-year-old son had cancer, and collected benefits for months. Lancope Inc. tried to send flowers after being told Michael Ruffalo's son had died. The salesman said his son had cancer shortly after he was hired as a salesman, and was given paid leave. A judge turned down a defense request to dismiss the suit, which seeks $40,151 in salary plus unspecified punitive damages.

An animal rights activist in a small English fishing village prevented a contest in which fishermen hurl giant dead eel at each other by sending a threatening e-mail. The activist said he would film the contest to attract negative media attention to the village's annual tradition of "conger cuddling. " Crowds have gathered in the village of Lyme Reggis every year for more than three decades to watch two teams of fisherman stand on wooden platforms and swing 25-pound dead eel at each other. The object of a conger cuddling match is to knock the opposing team off the platform.

A lawyer says she stole $300,000 from a client, only to lose it all in an e-mail scam. Knovack Jones, a former prosecutor and lawyer for almost 25 years has pleaded guilty to stealing the estate of Pauline English, worth nearly $400,000.

Apparently, a wife isn't exactly what one Russian man is looking for; farmer Boris Gabov is seeking permission from the President to marry his beloved cow. Russian reports indicate that Gabov had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for permission to marry his cow during a recent webcast in which Russians were able to e-mail the president and ask him anything.